THOMAS M. BOYD - OHIO
 

The Boyd family, one of the earliest in Greenfield, Madison township, has also been one of the most prominent, and there are few men in the county more widely or better known than its present representative, THOMAS M. BOYD. His father, WILLIAM BOYD, was born October 10, 1765, came to Greenfield in 1814, and resided there until his death in 1857.  His wife, ANNA MURRAY, to whom he was married in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, was born May 10, 1772, and died in 1821, at the age of forty-nine. 

WILLIAM BOYD and wife and their children came to Ohio in a company, con-
sisting, beside themselves, of MARY GASTON, sister of Mrs. Boyd, and
widow of Capt. John Gaston, who died in the war of 1812, together with the family of James Collier,—nineteen persons in all.  They arrived July 09, 1814, having been six weeks upon the road with three teams of three horses each. William Boyd settled on the farm where WILLIAM THOMPSON, his grandson, now lives.  He was a carpenter by trade, but united with that occupation, farming, which he followed until his death.  He was quite a politician (Democratic), and was one of those who suffered under the sedition law, while Adams was president. 

The children of WILLIAM and ANNA BOYD were: THOMAS M., SARAH J. and
WILLIAM.  Thomas M. Boyd was born January 05, 1803, and is still living;
located in Greenfield.  He has been twice married.  His first wife was ANN
SANDERSON.  They were married in 1829, and Mrs. Boyd died in 1866,  Mr.
Boyd's present wife was MRS. ARA M. OLIVER nee MOUNT, a daughter of
William Mount, one of the early physicians of Cincinnati.  By his first wife Mr. Boyd had three children: WILLIAM J., born February 12, 1831; JOHN G., born April 02, 1832, and JAMES G., born June 26, 1834. 

SARAH J., sister of Thomas M. Boyd, was born in 1805.  She married WILLIAM W. THOMPSON, and died in 1867, her husband surviving her a few years. 

WILLIAM BOYD was born in 1806. He married CATHARINE HICKS, and a few
years later moved to McDonough county, Illinois, where he is still living. 

Source: History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio with Illustrations
and Biographical Sketches, 1796-1880, Williams Bros. Publishers, W. W.
Williams, Printer, Cleveland, Ohio.
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